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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Grand Rapids Feb 9
My Very Dear Boy Recd March 8th/64
I received yours last
night and I was so glad to get it. I felt very
disapointed Saturday night when Uncle came
home and said there was no letter, and
I expect Walace here to day sometime to so
good By as I expect he will go away tomorrow
so I thought I would send you a few lines
by him, But I shall feel very anxious
till I get your next. I am sorrow to here
you dont feel very well, But I am not
suprised at it eather. tost about as you
have been, I should prob like to twist
that mans neck round that put you
all in the guard house, poor dear
Boys I felt for you all. But I hope
you have reached your Regiment before
now. Geo was up to Mrs Fisks Saturday
they had a letter from one of the boys
that you sleep with & he sent her word
you was all well that is all I heard
I fell thankfull you are where you
are for they have called for 5000 more
men. The draft is to take place the 10 of
next month, and it would be a thousand
to one that you would have been drafted
I had a letter last night too from dear
Fany they was very pleased with your likeness
but
[ ? ] you had to go away when
you have time I want you to write
to Fany she was going to write you when
she got my letter to tell them about you
going, their
[ ? ] are as follows
John Roberts Clinton Post Office
Lenawae County, Michigan.
and now my Darling Boy thou art
hartly welcome for what little I
have ever been able to do for the
as for
[ ? ] I have had that allready in
the happy feelings I have had to think
I have been able to do any thing towards
contributing to thy comfort during the
time you was here, I only regrett
I am not able to get to the and
do a little more sometimes, but now
all I can do is to commend the to one
who is far more able to do for the and
my prayer is that he may watch over the
and preserve the from all dangers Both
temporally and
[ ? ] belive
me by Child I feel it a great comfort to
my heart. to now that I have great
confidence in the, and I dont think
thou will be easily led astray. May
God grant thou may not I now we are
in longer keept and safe than by his
all mighty power. Cleve Clouse to
God and he will Cleve to the
and now my love what more can I say
only keep up a good hart. I need
not tell the to faithfully discharge
your duty, for this I now you will
do as far as lays in your power. your
farther tould Wm Baker to call for
the money that you left with Uncle
we sent it last Wensday, so that will
be all right. I think it was Wm it is
not that Baker where Polly is but the
other one. I must now tell you that
I let Geo have a party last Friday night
they had a firstrate time. he had about
14 Uncle was not well pleased at tme
leting him have it for I was so very
[ ? ]
I was very sick one week after you whent
away, But this week I feel better
so far, and now my Dear Boy I dont now
of any thing more to say Walace will
tell you all. he brought some velvet for
sleeping capts for you, he paid for his
makeing But I made yours and it was
a pleasure for me to do so, I would have
made his too had I nown before he got
it done. and now my Child I must bid
you fare farewell for the preasent, write me
as often as you can and tell me all I hope
soon to here from dear Will to. Uncle and
Geo joins me with much love and good wishes
from your loving Aunt M. Whitworth
I should like
to send you
some thing
by Walace
But he as
so much to carry
I did not
Good by my
love and
God Bless
you
